Valley
Fuel supply to ease from today: NOC
Nepal Oil Corporation has said that petroleum products will be easily available at fueling stations across the valley from Monday.Nepal Oil Corporation has said that petroleum products will be easily available at fueling stations across the valley from Monday.
The state oil monopoly said that they have supplied double the regular demand of fuel on Sunday. “On a regular day we supply 400-450 kilo litre of petrol and on Sunday we doubled it to 820 kilo litre,” said NOC spokesperson Bhanu Khanal, “We will distribute the same amount on Monday as well that will make refueling easier for vehicle owners.”
Long queues of motorcyclists and other vehicles were seen in various fuel stations across the Valley since few days due to a fuel crisis as oil tanker operators intensified their protest against a recent amendment to the Petroleum Products Transportation Bylaw which requires them to maintain a minimum fleet size of five tankers.
Tanker drivers have not loaded fuel at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depots since Friday after the introduction of amendment.
As per the new bylaw, tanker operators will face action if the quantity of their oil cargo differs by more than 0.25 percent upon arrival at NOC depots after being transported from IOC depots.